NEW ZEALAND
On the edge of the South Pacific, New Zealand builds its profile from light, wind and marked diurnal shifts. Cartography matters: Marlborough’s Wairau and Awatere Valleys combine high sunshine with a cool, dry climate that lengthens ripening, while Central Otago pushes a near‑continental mesoclimate over schist and loess. Careful site selection is rewarded, and producers increasingly speak in subregions rather than broad labels. GI origin, single‑vineyard thinking and sustainability set the frame, but terroir keeps the tempo—slope, drainage and exposure are amplified on purpose, not softened by formula.NEW ZEALAND
On the edge of the South Pacific, New Zealand builds its profile from light, wind and marked diurnal shifts. Cartography matters: Marlborough’s Wairau and Awatere Valleys combine high sunshine with a cool, dry climate that lengthens ripening, while Central Otago pushes a near‑continental mesoclimate over schist and loess. Careful site selection is rewarded, and producers increasingly speak in subregions rather than broad labels. GI origin, single‑vineyard thinking and sustainability set the frame, but terroir keeps the tempo—slope, drainage and exposure are amplified on purpose, not softened by formula.
